Boxing match: Corbett - Fitzsimmons fight – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Boxing match: Corbett - Fitzsimmons fight
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Few sporting events of the 1890s drew as much attention as the heavyweight title bout between James J. Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons, held in Carson City, Nevada, on March 17, 1897. Corbett, the defending champion, had taken the title from John L. Sullivan in 1892, and the match pitted his polished footwork against Fitzsimmons's hard-hitting, unorthodox style. Fitzsimmons won by knockout in the 14th round, and the fight was also filmed, one of the earliest sporting events captured on motion picture. Images like this one capture the period when prizefighting was drawing large crowds and heavy newspaper coverage.
| Created / published | 1897 March 17. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Subjects | Boxing--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,105 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134878 |
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